MONDAY Anne Davies in Nottingham. EDITORS LAURIE UPSHON, CHRIS ROBERTSON PRODUCERS DAVID MILLARD, STEVE TURNER Central Production
Central 4.10pm Batfink EBENEZER THE FREEZER
Return of the amazing bat with wings of steel and his Japanese assistant Karate.
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CARRIE GRAY CLIVE WEBB JOHN GORMAN More zany fun. VT EDITOR ROBIN SINTON DESIGNER KEN WHEATLEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROYSTON MAYOH PRODUCER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL W ESTHOP Tyne Tees Television Production
4.35 Roadrunner
6.35 Crossroads There's wine, women and song down at 'Cavalier Spinney'. This weeks cast: Al Ashton Ray Grice Margaret Grice Meryl Hampton John Line Stephen FeBowes Pamela Vezey Kath Fellowes Susan Hanson Diane Hunter Stella Moray Mrs Meacher Stan Stennett Sid Hooper Charlie Mycroft Graham Seed Patrick Jordan Mr Darby Paul Henry Benny Nicole Freeman Gabrielle Drake Tony Adams A dam Chance Simon Lowe Jason Grice Jane Rossington Jill Chance Harry Nurmi Barry Hart Lorraine Baker Dorothy Brown Tommy Lancaster Terence Rigby Sam Benson Norman Bowler A nne-Marie W ade Dee Hepburn Beverley Grice Karen Murden R anjit Ashok Kumar WRITER JOANNA TOYE SCRIPT EDITOR VERONICA HENRY DESIGNER PAUL MARTIN DIRECTOR MERVYN CUMMING PRODUCER WILLIAM SMETHURST Central Production
SUGAR AND SPIES
7.00 Wish You Were Here.. .?
4.45 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest
JUDITH CHALMERS ANNEKA RICE CHRIS KELLY This week Anneka finds out how Blackpool has managed to stay in the holiday top spot. Chris completes the second leg of his two-centre holiday when he moves from Bermuda to Florida. Meanwhile, Judith reports from Switzerland on cross-country ski-ing. The travel consultant is Robin Dewhurst. Details of all the holidays are on Oracle page 197.
BY GEOFFREY CASE
Children's drama serial. The routine at the home is disturbed when a skinhead comes to stay. t Oracle subtitles page 888 Lee Ross Dodger Sophy McCallum Bonzo Elaine Jenny Jay Jennie Goossens Stephanie Mark Fletcher Ronnie Lyndon Hughes Ms Booker Stephen Sweeney Gerry Cheryl Hall Mrs Jacicson Richard Holgate De/mont Lyndon Haynes Brian Mark Peters Christopher Scoular W endy Peters Julia Goodman Ann Way Mrs Baldwin Joey Clark Shop assistant Sarah Kerslake David Scaffardi Children Wayne Watkins DESIGNER ALEX CLARKE PRODUCER SHEILA KINANY DIRECTOR DEREK MARTINUS Thames Television Production
5.15 Blockbusters BOB HOLNESS Game show, presented by Bob Holness, in which teenagers test their general knowledge.
News at 5.45 ALASTAIR STEWART PROGRAMME EDITOR DEREK DOWSETT ITN Production
6.00 Central News Reports on the news and sport of the East and West Midlands. Presented by Bob Warman and Liz Pike in Birmingham and Andy Craig, Anna Soubry and
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See page 12 Oracle subtitles page 888 WRITERS PERROTT PHILLIPS, ROBIN DEWHURST DIRECTORS GEORGE SAWFORD, CHRISTOPHER PALMER EDITOR PETER HUGHES PRODUCER CHRISTOPHER PALMER Thames Television Production
7.30 Coronation Street Alan Bradley decides not to go back to the Middle East — he has other plans for himself and Rita Fairclough. Meanwhile, Susan Baldwin inadvertently rakes up a family feud. Oracle subtitles page 888 This weeks cast Helen Worth Gail Tilsley Sue Nicholls A udrey Roberts Bryan Mosley A lf Roberts Susan Baldwin Wendy Jane Walker Mike Baldwin Johnny Briggs Lynne Perrie Ivy Tilsley Emily Bishop Eileen Derbyshire Barbara Knox Rita Fairclough Ma vis Riley Thelma Barlow Mark Eden A lan Bradley Jack Duckworth William Tarmey Betty Driver Betty Turpm William Roache Ken Barlow Deirdre Barlow Anne Kirkbride
Kevin Kennedy Curly W atts Sean Wilson Martin Platt Nigel Pivaro Terry Duckworth Janet Bamford Hope Johnstone Warren Jackson Nicky Tilsley Brian Tilsley Christopher Quinten Sarah Ray Hotel proprietress Michael Loney Ian Latimer WRITER LESLIE DUXBURY STORIES TOM ELLIOTT, PAUL ABBOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL PODMORE DESIGNER ROY GRAHAM DIRECTOR BILL GILMOUR PRODUCER JOHN G TEMPLE Granada Television Production
An overturned car, with Capt Gleason (David W ailer) at the wheel, pitches Horace Rumpole (Leo McK ern, below) into a muzzier case..
8.00 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole BY SUE TOWNSEND
While on holiday in Skegness, George has gone right back to his proletarian roots. Stick Insect has her baby and Adrian becomes a oneparent child again. Oracle subtitles page 888 Gian Sammarco A drian Mole Lulu Pauline Mole Stephen Moore George Mole Bernard Porke Tony Haygarth Tania Braithwaite Louise Jameson Beryl Reid Grandma Mole Su Elliott Doreen Slater Anthony Watson Maxwell Yvonne Gidden Nurse Lindsey Stagg Pandora Mrs Ciaricoates Marian Diamond John Bird Courtney Elliott David Ryall Mr Gudgeon Patrick Monckton 1st clerk 2nd clerk M J Mathews Finola Keogh Irish woman Mitchell Malone Patrick Barlow Paddy Joyce 1st reporter Phil Smeeton 2nd reporter P J Davidson Policeman A nne Louise W irgfield Joanne Woodcock LIGHTING CAMERA SIMON KOSSOFF DESIGNER DAVID RICHENS SCRIPT PATRICK BARLOW EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LLOYD SHIRLEY PRODUCER/DIRECTOR PETER SASDY Thames Television Production
8.30 World in Action THE STATE OF THE NATION
The final programme in a three-part series which unravels life in Britain through the eyes of three very different families. Tonight the families think about their hopes. RESEARCH DOROTHY BYRNE PRODUCER SIMON BERTHON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RAY FITZWALTER Granada Television Production
9.00 NEW SERIES
Rumpole of the Bailey BY JOHN MORTIMER
LEO McKERN with PETER BLYTHE JONATHAN COY PATRICIA HODGE RICHARD MURDOCH MARION MATHIE RUMPOLE AND TEE OLD OLD STORY
First episode in a new series about the lovable old barrister. Following a Scales of Justice dinner, Rumpole, a little the worse for a drop too much claret, makes a
Rumpole of the Bailey' defends while Phyllida (Patricia Hodge) prosecutes: 9.00. .
hasty decision. To his surprise, his wife Hilda — She Who Must Be Obeyed — actively encourages him to stick to his new resolve, making life difficult for him both at home and in chambers. His friendship with colleagues Phyllida and Claude ErskineBrown is pushed well to the limits. See page 10 Oracle subtitles page 888 David Waller Capt Gleason Jelena Budirrur Daphne A manda Gleason Victoria Wicks Hugo Lutterworth Robin Sachs Det Insp Relph Richard Evans Det Sgt W ilrner William Simons Hada Rumpole Marion Mathie Mr Justice Gwent-Evans Maurice Denham Horace Rumpole Leo McKem Claude Erskine-Brown Julian Curry Phyllida Erskine-Brown QC Patricia Hodge Jonathan Coy Henry Jeffery Dench Mr Driscoll Maureen Darbyshire Dianne Samuel Ballard QC Peter Blythe Richard Murdoch Uncle Tom Finola Keogh Mrs Slarrunery Tristan Erskine-Brown Henry Power Isolde Erskine-Brown Lucy Speed Posnet Neville Phillips DESIGNERS BILL PALMER, IAN RUSSELL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LLOYD SHIRLEY PRODUCER JACQUELINE DAVIS DIRECTOR ROGER BAMFORD Thames Television Production
10.00 News at Ten followed by Central News
10.30 World in Action Special THE SCARMAN DEBATE
Lord Scarman chairs a
studio disciicsion on the issues arising out of the three W orld in A ction specials on The State of the Nation. With the . studio audience and experts, he will be finding out what we think of ourselves as a nation and whether we are heading in the right direction. Should we accept the divisions in today's Britain, or try to change things? What duties do the 'haves' owe to the 'have nots'? Lord Scarman will be aided by a special opinion poll commissioned for The State of the Nation. The poll will show whether people in Britain are happy with their present position in society and, if not, what they would be willing to do to change it. It will find out what sort of society we think we are — one in which we pull together as a nation, or one in which it's everyone for themselves. RESEARCH JAN ELSON
number two in the world, is on the oche tonight in a first-round game against big Cliff Lazarenko. The everpopular Jocky Wilson is also in action, with Tony Payne of America and Robert Sinnaeve of Canada adding an international flavour. PRODUCTION TEAM MIKE INMAN, GRANT WATTERS, LESLEY JONES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GARY NEWBON EDITOR JEFF FARMER PRODUCER STUART WILSON Central Production
12.15 Contact MIKE PRINCE JILL FRASER NICK MEANWELL A topical magazine programme about people's needs and beliefs and the issues behind them. RESEARCH BERNARD CARTWRIGHT, LYNN TODD PRODUCER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL HART Central Production
12.45am Closedown followed by
Central 11.30 Butlin's Grand jobfinder '87 Masters Darts The Jobfinder service, Central's nightly Championship programme of jobs, TONY FRANCIS Tony Francis introduces more action from the Butlins Grand Masters — with the world's top 16 darts players pursuing world-ranking points and £20,000 in prize money. John Lowe, ranked
information and advice especially for the unemployed, is now being shown early on Tuesday morning at 5.15 and 5.45 as well as late at night.
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17-23 January 1987 TVTIMES